I came across HP 10Bs on closeout today at Walmart. The blister packs were quite dusty and priced at $20 each. There were two types. One with yellow shift functions and the other with dark green (hard to read) colored shift functions. Any thoughts on these algebraic models? Are they worth $20? What did they retail for when they were produced?
I bought one on eBay for $21.50 and thought I had gotten a reasonable deal. Add shipping costs and I'd say $20 is quite reasonable, if you're in the market for one.
I only bought one to have an example in my collection. I doubt that I'll ever use it.
Buy a yellow shift key model for your collection while you can. Buy some more if you have the desire for resale, the price wanders a bit on eBay, but I have seen them go for $30+ New In The Package. Anything HP of good quality is only going up in value, even if it is algebraic.
I spent the weekend playing with the HP10B from my collection, just to remember its features. It`s low end and algebraic, I know, but it`s quite impressive anyway. It`s from that distant time when HP knew how to do it.
I have a 10B for daily use. It's nothing out of the ordinary except for the excellent manufacturing quality. 20$ seems reasonable or even cheap. When I bought mine 10 years ago, I paid about 50$.
Remember one thing that you get free of charge with every 10b: a spare battery compartment door for your 17b, 32sii or 42s